cable steering and furuno 300 navpilot

[rodneymeyers]

I have cable steering on my 26 panga. Does furuno have some kind of cable helm drive unit like simrad? Or will furuno autopilot work with the simrad drive unit?

 

[Johnny Electron]

Normally one would use a linear actuator to drive the rudder when you have a chain system. If you have an older working simrad, there is a good chance it would work with the NavPilot 711c. To be clear, you can NOT use the Navpilot 300 which is designed for center console outboard boats. The 711c has a support for sailboats/wind ect when the Navpilot 300 does not.

https://www.furunousa.com/en/products/pumpla11-12

 

[rodneymeyers]

My 26' panga is a center console with and inboard outboard diesel. It has cable steering.

 

[Johnny Electron]

So no hydraulic steering cylinder by the outboard? I don't think I have seen a chain driven outboard. You can't use a linear drive with that either.

 

[rodneymeyers]

Its an inboard outboard. There is an electric meter on the back of the cable helm steering now that was used with a simrad ap16.

Kind of like this
https://www.google.com/aclk?sa=L&ai=DCh ... ITQ&adurl=

 

[Johnny Electron]

That looks much like a whitlock system used on sailboats. Systems like that which switch from chain drive to either electrical or Hydraulic requires a clutch voltage from a pilot. The NP300 doesn't have support for clutch. You would need to get the NavPilot 711C to run that system due to the clutch requirement.

 

[rodneymeyers]

Thank you.

 

[rodneymeyers]

Looking on line there are several auto pilot packages. Do you know which one I would need?

 

[Johnny Electron]

Without knowing if have a suitable existing source of heading to use, I would expect you would need the Navpilot 711C. (comes with RRU and PG700 heading compass) If the boat is steel, then you would have the dealer pull the PG700 for credit and purchase a sat compass like the SCX20 for heading.

 

[rodneymeyers]

Thanks